Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Although the market faced no negative catalysts, profit-taking — coupled with selling pressure from domestic funds and foreign investors — pulled the SET lower.</li><li>Technically, the index has been moving along the uptrend line resistance and remains above all short-term EMA lines.</li><li>We recommend selective speculation, as the upward trend remains intact.</li></ul>

Although the market faced no negative catalysts, profit-taking — coupled with selling pressure from domestic funds and foreign investors — pulled the SET lower.Technically, the index has been moving along the uptrend line resistance and remains above all short-term EMA lines.We recommend selective speculation, as the upward trend remains intact.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 15, 2025

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to weaken today, with the support at 1,253/1,250 points (10-day EMA) and the resistance at 1,270/1,280 points.</li><li>US Producer Price Index (PPI) in July rose 0.9% MoM and 3.3% YoY (market expected +0.2% MoM / +2.5% YoY), marking the highest increase since March 2022, mainly driven by higher service costs.</li><li>Thai listed companies that have reported 2Q25 earnings account for 94.3% of total market capitalization (considering only stocks with Bloomberg consensus).</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to weaken today, with the support at 1,253/1,250 points (10-day EMA) and the resistance at 1,270/1,280 points.US Producer Price Index (PPI) in July rose 0.9% MoM and 3.3% YoY (market expected +0.2% MoM / +2.5% YoY), marking the highest increase since March 2022, mainly driven by higher service costs.Thai listed companies that have reported 2Q25 earnings account for 94.3% of total market capitalization (considering only stocks with Bloomberg consensus).

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. August 15, 2025.

<ul><li>The SET surged in line with other Asian bourses, buoyed by expectations of a Fed rate cut and the MPC’s 0.25% policy rate reduction.</li><li>The index rebounded sharply and advanced further, supported by rising RSI and MACD, and remains above all short-term EMA lines.</li><li>We recommend selective speculation as the index continues to advance with the potential to rally towards the 1,300-point level.</li></ul>

The SET surged in line with other Asian bourses, buoyed by expectations of a Fed rate cut and the MPC’s 0.25% policy rate reduction.The index rebounded sharply and advanced further, supported by rising RSI and MACD, and remains above all short-term EMA lines.We recommend selective speculation as the index continues to advance with the potential to rally towards the 1,300-point level.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 14, 2025

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to rise today, with the resistance at 1,270/1,280 points and the support at 1,255/1,250 points (EMA 50wk).</li><li>The upward momentum is supported by gains in global equities during the long holiday (Nikkei, Vietnam, S&amp;P 500, and Nasdaq all hitting all-time highs), positive news that the US and China have extended their tariff negotiation deadline by 90 days, and the possibility that the Fed may begin cutting interest rates as early as September, with three cuts this year.</li><li>Investors are also anticipating the Bank of Thailand’s MPC meeting (KTX expects rates to be kept unchanged, which would help sustain foreign fund inflows into Thailand). </li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to rise today, with the resistance at 1,270/1,280 points and the support at 1,255/1,250 points (EMA 50wk).The upward momentum is supported by gains in global equities during the long holiday (Nikkei, Vietnam, S&amp;P 500, and Nasdaq all hitting all-time highs), positive news that the US and China have extended their tariff negotiation deadline by 90 days, and the possibility that the Fed may begin cutting interest rates as early as September, with three cuts this year.Investors are also anticipating the Bank of Thailand’s MPC meeting (KTX expects rates to be kept unchanged, which would help sustain foreign fund inflows into Thailand). 

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Aug 8th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Bangkok Bank, Home Product Center, PTT GlobalChem, VGI, Bangkok Bank, Home Product Center, Ptt Globalchem.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Aug 8th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.3bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Bangkok Bank, Home Product Center, PTT GlobalChem, VGI, Bangkok Bank, Home Product Center, Ptt Globalchem.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 8th): Intouch, Bangkok Bank, Home Product Center, PTT GlobalChem

Thailand

PTT Global Chemical PCL is a fully integrated petrochemical and chemical company. The Company's products are derived from its main product, Olefins, namely ethylene and propylene.

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Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 15, 2025

Although the market faced no negative catalysts, profit-taking — coupled with selling pressure from domestic funds and foreign investors — pulled...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Zoom Eng. August 15, 2025.

The SET Index is expected to weaken today, with the support at 1,253/1,250 points (10-day EMA) and the resistance at 1,270/1,280 points.

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 14, 2025

The SET surged in line with other Asian bourses, buoyed by expectations of a Fed rate cut and the MPC’s 0.25% policy rate reduction.

Krungthai XSpring

KTX Zoom - AUGUST 13, 2025

Greed > fear: US-China trade talks extended by 90 days, and the Fed may start cutting interest rates as early as September

Krungthai XSpring

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 8th): Intouch, Bangkok Bank, Home Product Center, PTT GlobalChem

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Bangkok Bank (BBL TB), Home...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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